Hundreds of protesters arrested in operation as security forces sweep through Islamabad's D-Chowk area, clearing Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf marchers.
Tension has been high in Islamabad since Sunday when Khan's supporters began a "long march" to demand his release. / Photo: Reuters
Tension has been high in Islamabad since Sunday when Khan's supporters began a"long march" to demand his release. Khan, a famed cricketer-turned-politician has been in a prison for over a year and faces more than 150 criminal cases that critics say are mostly politically motivated. Earlier on Tuesday, Pakistan's army took control of D-Chowk, in a high-profile area, where visiting Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko is staying.
"We have really suffered for the last two years, whether it is economically, politically or socially. We have been ruined. I have not seen such a Pakistan in my life," she said. Information Minister Atta Tarar warned there would be a severe government reaction to the violence. He said the government did not want Bushra Bibi to achieve her goal of freeing Khan.
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